Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Gimme That Ol’ Time SciFi
For science fiction fans who also happen to be film fans, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (with all of its variations and re-releases) is probably on the short list of best sci fi movies of all time. It’s sure as hell on mine.
Which is why I’m all giddy on the inside at the thought of the “Final Cut” edition finally being released. It’s been long discussed and long desired, but arguments over rights have kept it in some strange speculative fiction purgatory for long enough that I thought God might be punishing me for some sin by holding the release hostage. It’s finally coming (and it would make a grand Christmas present for the most brilliant blogger on your list) and it’s going to be big.
This winter, Warner bros is set to release a DVD box set of this box office Prometheus that rivals all other special editions and will keep the fans drooling until it’s on shelves this December 18th. Presenting the film in HD formats, the DVD collection will come in a briefcase with, a three-hour documentary and (count them) five different versions of the film, including Ridley Scott’s dark “work print.”
Oh, yes.
Sadly, it looks as if the movie’s theatrical re-release is only going to be to a few theaters in New York and LA--which isn’t particularly helpful to me, damnit.
This is still great news for fans, though.
For a short interview with Ridley Scott, check this out.
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You could go to New York or LA to catch it.
What am I saying, you’re too GD lazy to walk down Broadway for a squishie.
If somebody had told me of the Squishie venue, I would have walked there.
But unless someone wants to grant me the cash for the flight, I’m thinking taking in a movie in LA will cost a little more than I have on hand right now.
See, you’re too lazy even to ask simple questions. ("Have you seen any of the Simpsons 7-11s around here? Yeah? Where?")
Can’t you sell the girlfriend to raise the fare? I mean come on, are you a fan or are you just dicking around?
I’m kicking you in the shins the next time I see you.
Kicking, I tell you.
No you won’t. You’d have to move your leg.
I guess I was one of the few people who prefered the original release to the “director’s cut”.
David, I have two words for you…
Road. Trip.
And I have I mentioned that I have many friends and family in the Greater Los Angeles Basin And Surrounding Areas? At least, that’s what Triple A calls the map for the area…
Operators are standing by. Call 1-800-2-GEEK-4-U today!
Now I have doubts about David’s fondness for Blade Runner, after seeing the next post - specifically item #3. Given the proclivities revealed there, I think that David secretly prefers Star Trek #1 ... if you know what I mean.
My geek cred is going to be so hurt by this next admission. I’m not a huge fan of the Trek flicks, but my favorite of the bunch was the first one.
I’m so ashamed.
”...my favorite ... was the first one.”
You know, I’d heard that there were people like you, but I had faith in humanity. There couldn’t really be anyone so debased, could there? Then I went on with my life in blithe ignorance ... until today.
Yet again, my faith is cruelly both abused and disabused.
Is there, at last, no point beyond which man will not go?
If you’d actually come to another blogger bash, we would abuse you properly.
Wait a minute.
I’m not sure that sounded quite right.
I knew it.
Except for the art direction, which was extraordinary, I think Blade Runner is over-rated. The story was a lot less complex and satisfying than Dick’s novel of a different name. The ‘death’ of Roy was overlong and cloying. The resolution, no matter what the version, unsatisfying. But maybe that’s just me.